Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "illegal fishing"
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10 arrested for illegal fishing off marinduque
(Manila Bulletin,January 27, 2018 , on page 7)Ten fishermen, including a 74-year-old grandfather, were arrested when local authorities started a crackdown against illegal fishing in Marinduque the other day. Investigation disclosed that personnel of the Sta. Cruz ... -
10 fishermen arrested for illegal fishing off Mindoro
(Manila Bulletin,September 3, 2018 , on page 8)The Police Provincial Office announced Sunday the arrest of 10 fishermen in separate areas amid the ramped up campaign against illegal fishing. Senior Superintendent Christopher C. Birung, provincial director of the Oriental ... -
12 Pinoy fishermen nabbed off Malaysia
(Manila Bulletin,August 18, 2015 , on page 2)Twelve Filipino fishermen were recently apprehended by Malaysian authorities after they were caught illegally fishing off Tanjung Pantau-Pantau, Semporna. Reports quoted a ranking official of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement ... -
2 arrested for illegal fishing
(Manila Bulletin,March 15, 2020 , on page C-5)Operatives of the Maritime CAFGU Active Auxiliary (MCAA) Zambales and Bantay-Dagat, supervised by the Naval Forces Northern Luzon (NFNL), have arrested two fishers, who were allegedly conducting illegal fishing activity ... -
20 Filipino fishermen repatriated from Indonesia
(Manila Bulletin,August 24, 2015 , on page 18)At least 20 Filipino fishermen from Sarangani province have been reunited with their families over the weekend after they were repatriated to the country from three months of imprisonment in Indonesia for illegal fishing. ... -
238 fishing violations are brought to court
(Manila Bulletin,July 31, 2017 , on page 11)A total of 238 cases of violations of fishery laws and municipal ordinances have been filed in courts against commercial and municipal fishing operators in Western Visayas. The filing of the cases was made from July 1, ... -
240 Chinese ships swarm in West PH Sea
(Manila Bulletin,April 15, 2021 , on page 1-5)China should pull out its over 240 ships lingering in the West Philippine Sea and respect the country’s sovereignty, a government task force in charge of looking after the area said Tuesday night. According to the National ... -
29 caught for illegal fishing
(Manila Bulletin,May 13, 2017 , on page 8)At least 29 fishermen were rounded up and their two fishing boats seized when “Bantay Dagat” teams allegedly caught them in the act of illegal fine mesh net fishing in waters off Barangay 48-San Antonio, this city. ... -
3 arrested for illegal fishing
(Manila Bulletin,June 30, 2018 , on page 6)Three fishermen were caught red-handed while using dynamite in fishing in waters off Ternate, Cavite, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Friday. They were taken to the Coast Guard Substation Naic for investigation ... -
360 kilos of blasted fish seized in Real
(Manila Bulletin,November 17, 2017 , on page 14)More or less 360 kilos of blasted fish were confiscated in a joint anti-illegal fishing operation in Real, Quezon province last Tuesday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. The seized kilos of fish were approximately ... -
360 kilos of fish harvested through dynamite blast taken
(Manila Bulletin,April 9, 2017 , on page 17)Danao City, Cebu –Authorities here seized a total of 360 kilos of various fish said to have been harvested using dynamite fishing. CPAIFTF chief Lyndon Ruiz said the fish came from Masbate and were transported to Cebu ... -
46 fall in illegal fishing crackdown in Cavite
(Manila Bulletin,November 3, 2018 , on page 4)Fory-six fishermen onboard two fishing boats were rounded up in a recent illegal fishing crackdown in Cavite, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday. The fishermen were caught fishing off Puerto Azul, Ternate, Cavite ... -
52nd Fish Conservation Week: Highlights Stiffer Philippine Fisheries Code
(Manila Bulletin,October 22, 2015 , on page 5)Only a month after the promulgation of its newly signed implementing rules and regulation (IRR), Republic Act (RA) 10654, which amended the Philippine fisheries code 1998, is the highlight of this year's celebration of the ... -
62 complete BFAR training
(Manila Bulletin,January 22, 2015 , on page B9)A total of 62 trainees has recently completed a three-month fishery enforcement training organized by the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) at the National Brackishwater Fisheries ... -
$7 billion for marine protection
(Manila Bulletin,October 8, 2017 , on page 15)A global conference to better protect marine life has raised more than $7 billion and won commitments to protect huge swathes of the Earth's oceans. The European Union, which organized the Our Ocean conference in the Maltese ... -
7-M euro fund tapped for Sulu-Sulawesi marine conservation
(Manila Bulletin,January 4, 2015 , on page 5)The German government has established a seven million-euro special fund to support the implementation of protection and conservation initiatives within the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion (SSME), a shared ecosystem of ... -
8 blast fishermen nabbed in Bataan
(Manila Bulletin,September 22, 2023 , on page 14)Authorities apprehended eight fishermen for alleged dynamite fishing in the sea of Limay, Bataan on Tuesday, September 19. Police said five suspects with the surnames Maceda, Bernaldo, Tapion, and Villanueva were on an ... -
88 fishermen arrested
(Manila Bulletin,March 29, 2014 , on page 13)Police have arrested at least 88 fishermen in six motor Bancas off the sea of this city for violating the fisheries code. The police, Coast Guard and "Bantay-Dagat" (Sea Watch" groups have been on guard against illegal ... -
Advocates celebrate Coral Triangle Day
(Manila Bulletin,June 9, 2013 , on page 15)Six resort and water park owners in this city recently inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 7 (DENR-7) in support of conservation measures and a public ... -
Agriculture cited for protecting Visayan seas
(Manila Bulletin,January 18, 2010 , on page 9)The Banate Bay Resource Management Council, Inc. (BBRMCI), overseer of Panay Island's largest fishing ground called Banate Bay, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have cited the Department of Agriculture ...